Live Blogging: Purdue Boilermakers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

Helllo and welcome to another edition of Live Blogging on 'Shish on College Basketball'.  Tonight's edition is the Purdue Boilermakers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.

First Half:

T.V. Timeout #1: Purdue and Illinois are tied at 4.

Timeout Illinois: Purdue takes a 16-10 over the Illini.

T.V. Timeout 9:16: Purdue still leads 16-10.

T.V. Timeout 7:47: Purdue increases their lead to 20-12.

Kendrick Nunn of Illinois hits the game's first 3-point field goal with 5:30 minutes left in the Half.
Purdue is in the Bonus with 4 minutes remaining in the Half.

T.V. Timeout 3:37: Purdue leads Illinois 28-22.

With 2 minutes remaining in the Half, both teams are in the Bonus.

Illinois finishes the Half with a 10-2 run, since the last T.V. Timeout.

Illinois leads at Halftime 32-30.

Purdue gets the opening possession of 2nd Half.  Purdue ties the game at 32.

Dakota Mathias hits Purdue's first 3-point field goal of the game with 17:27 left in the game.

T.V. Timeout #1, 15:35: Illinois leads the Boilermakers 38-37.

T.V. Timeout #2, 11:42: Purdue retakes the lead, with the score 44-42.

Purdue Timeout, 10:19: Illinois leads 46-44 over Purdue.

Sorry about not finishing blogging about the Illini defeating the Boilermakers 66-57.